Thanks Frits. They really are good. I have some shot of the blond kids jumping. But I keep getting an error message when I try to upload them to smugmug. I will post them when I get the problem worked out.

Rex great shots. The two slalom skiers are hitten it. But the boy in the first one is giving it his all, Just look at the determination and energy in his facial expresion. It is great to see young kids on a single. So many out here just want to wear bagy shorts almost falling off and ride a wake board or wake skate or whatever else is the latest and greatest.

Now for those trick skiers also neat to see. I'm interested in that rope that their foot is hooked in, some kind of safety release I hope. My oldest son now is 20 yrs old. Full time student and has a job. We just do not get on the water much any more.

Rex great shots. The two slalom skiers are hitten it. But the boy in the first one is giving it his all, Just look at the determination and energy in his facial expresion. It is great to see young kids on a single. So many out here just want to wear bagy shorts almost falling off and ride a wake board or wake skate or whatever else is the latest and greatest.

Now for those trick skiers also neat to see. I'm interested in that rope that their foot is hooked in, some kind of safety release I hope. My oldest son now is 20 yrs old. Full time student and has a job. We just do not get on the water much any more.

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I know what you mean about the wakeboarders. Years ago when wakeboarders were trying to make their way into the AWSA. The 3 eventers were really fighting it. They even passed out t-shirts at regionals. On the front it asked what the difference was between a vacuum cleaner and a wakeboard. On the back it had a longhaired guy with shorts falling off on a wake board and said "Its the way the dirt bag attaches" Needless to say the wakeboarders won out. Now my sons are wakeboarding instead of 3 eventing. It is so much easier to wakeboard, as far as not having to have a lake specifically for it. Also wakeboarding probably saved the inboard ski boat industry. Have you seen the prices they get for those things now?

For the toe tricks, they have a quick release that attaches to the pylon. Someone sits in the boat, for the kids its usually a parent, when they think the skier is going down, they pull the release. It can be very nerve racking. Especially at Nationals when you think your kid is going down. You pull the release and he recovers only to sink into the water as the boat continues on.:frown: It happened to me.

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